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Historical Event on 8/15/1969
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
| 5/10/1981 | The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay). |
| 11/6/1951 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954. |
| 6/2/1997 | Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip. |
| 3/9/1902 | Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born. |
| 1/26/1997 | Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places. |
| 12/20/1987 | Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup . |
| 3/1/1979 | Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India. |
| 2/6/1827 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
| 4/30/1998 | Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government. |
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